[samdive]

I TOTALLY agree with the reduction, I can't believe we didn't put it in before.

For sure, teaching an AIDA ** course in cold, dark UK water, it is a hell of a lot harder to get a student to 16m than to get them to do the same dive in Dahab (which would not qualify for any reduction).

Only problem is that, so far, the reduction is only in place for requirements at instructor level. I'd like it put in across all the courses - but no reply so far on that from the EC

Personally, cold makes a difference to me (makes my dive worse because shivering interrupts relaxation so much) but bad vis actually helps. No matter how many times I tell myself not to, I look down and if I can see the plate miles away I chicken out... luckily where we dive, when you can see it, normally you can get to it pretty quickly! So I need to dive in murky warm water - where is that???


For students though, I think bad vis can be pretty scary

S